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Named Person: | John Finnis; John Finnis |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Keown; Robert P George |
ISBN: | 9780198738107 0198738102 9780199675500 0199675503 |
OCLC Number: | 951351545 |
Description: | XII, 615 str. ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | REASONS, GOODS, AND PRINCIPLES ; INTENTIONS IN ACTION ; JUSTICE, RIGHTS, AND WRONGDOING ; PHILOSOPHY OF LAW ; PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, AND PUBLIC REASONS ; REFLECTIONS AND RESPONSES |
Responsibility: | edited by John Keown and Robert P. George. |
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Reason, Morality and Law reminds us of how far-ranging Finnis's intellectual endeavours have been, not just in legal, moral, political, literary, and theological disputes, but also in the less abstract contributions of work at the Bar and political advice to Parliament. There is great value to reading Finnis's views on the many subjects covered in this book, certainly for those whose sympathies on these issues are similar to Finnis's, but perhaps even moreso for those of us who may be inclined to disagree sharply. * Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota School of Law, MIND * [I]n and after his seminal Natural Law and Natural Rights (Oxford University Press, 1980), Finnis has developed a moral theory of great range and depth, which in its systematicity and challenging engagement with both applied ethical issues and the philosophy of action counts as one of the most significant contributions to normative theory in the late twentieth century. Given this, his work deserves far more attention from philosophers - something this[impressive] Festchrift does much to facilitate. * The Philosophical Quarterly * Anyone who is interested in the new natural law theory should check out this [imposing] book. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews * Read more...

